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It is funny because as soon as I saw Alder wood in the title I had a negative reaction. Alders were always the annoying junk trees that we had to clear out of the marshy section of our property. I guess that stuck in my head somehow. I need to get that bias out of my mind because I really like the look of Alder in your project.

That is a nice build. Beautiful door. I enjoy working with alder and I have always thought it was a great wood for interior trim and doors. Certainly I do not remember any call backs because the door curled out of its jamb. It is not white oak but it is hard enough to do the job. Maintain the finish like you would with any exterior door and it will last a good long time.

-- The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself. Benjamin Franklin

Nice door , well finished too.Also a little factoid – Alder wood is actually stronger when wet (used to be used for pier & jetty pilings) The Romans used hollowed out trunks as water pipes (recently a farmer excavated a field to find the source of a swampy area and found the original Roman Alder pipe still suplying water from a nearby spring) The stuff just does not rot in water!